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Kalyn's Kitchen Picks: Kirkland Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

My favorite olive oil for just about everything.

There's no question that this Kirkland Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Costco is long overdue for being chosen as one of my picks for ingredients I buy over and over and happily recommend to the readers of Kalyn's Kitchen. Olive oil snobs may turn up their nose at the idea of buying olive oil from a big-box store like Costco, (and I can appreciate an expensive imported olive oil as much as the next food obsessed person), but for nearly everything I cook that uses olive oil, I'm thrilled with the flavor of this oil. And at a little over $10.00 for one-and-a-half liters of olive oil this is definitely a bargain. Even if you use olive oil often like I do, this bottle will last for a long time.

Normally when I write about my picks, I like to show recipes where I've used that ingredient, but if you enter "olive oil" into the search box in the upper right sidebar, I'ved used this olive oil in every recipes that comes up unless (very rarely) another specific brand is mentioned.

If so, we'd love to hear in the comments about how you like it. (I'm sorry I can't permit recommendations for other brands of olive oil, because I know allowing that will generate spam links "advertising" other products.)

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I love this olive oil and am thrilled to see that, once again, my choices, especially from Costco, are vindicated by others who know more than I do about good food choices. I have to admit, when my daughter moved out of state and I knew I'd be spending a lot of time there, one of the first questions I asked was, "Is there a Costco there?" LOL...

OK. I got up and checked my pantry and I have been using there other olive oil that is not organic. I like it but I am curious about the taste difference between the two. I know about the organic stuff but there is a price difference and I'd like to know if it is worth it to switch. I've been using the regular extra virgin forever.

Amen! This is the olive oil we use for everything at our house. It's great! We store it in a dark cool place under the stairs and pour off smaller amounts into a small metal olive oil can to use in the kitchen.

I use Kirkland Organic EVOO for all of my general cooking and baking and LOVE IT. And the bottle is dark, not black, but dark. I, too, keep it in my pantry. But, if you are looking for a special olive oil for dressings or dipping, yes, this olive oil may not have as much flavor as other high end olive oils. I keep a slew of olive oils on hand in my pantry for different uses.

I just bought this EVOO for the first time and I have to say I am not a fan. What I got had a very bitter taste, not at all fruity or grassy. Compared to other bulk inexpensive EVOO's (like Whole Foods or Bertolli's), this one came up way short.

What is the difference between Kirkland Extra Virgin Olive oil which comes from Italian Olives and Kirkland Organic Extra Virgin Olive oil that is a blend of olive oils from the Mediterranean countries other than the later is pricier.

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